2024-04-23 13:32:58
In the anniversaries of April 23 These events that occurred on a day like today in Argentina and the world stand out:
1616. Cervantes dies
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra dies in Madrid at the age of 68. Born in Alcalá de Henares, he was crippled in his left arm in the battle of Lepanto in 1571. Among his works are Galatealas Exemplary novels and his posthumous novel, The works of Persiles and Segismunda. However, his literary immortality is due to The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quijote of La Manchathe first part of which appeared in 1605. The second is from 1615. Don Quixote is considered the first modern novel in history.
1616. The death of Shakespeare
According to the Julian calendar then used in Great Britain, it is the date of the death of William Shakespeare. As the Gregorian calendar already ruled in the rest of the West, he actually died on May 3. However, April 23 is referred to to link it with the death of Cervantes. Born in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avonthe greatest author in the English language left works such as Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Othello, Macbeth, The Lear King, Julius Caesar, Ricardo III y The Tempest. His theatrical pieces have had countless performances and were taken to film and television..
1936.
Nace Roy Orbison
Nace Roy Orbison in Texas. One of the most influential musicians in rock history, His first recordings were in the late 50s, in the heat of the Elvis Presley boom.. He had a decline in the 60s and his career languished for more than a decade, until in 1988 he was part of a project that astonished the world: the formation of a superband with Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne . The Traveling Wilburys It was an unexpected success, which revitalized his career. However, her rise to fame was short-lived, as she died of a heart attack at age 52, on December 6, 1988.
1954. The birth of Michael Moore
Michael Moore Born in Flint, Michigan. The filmmaker and documentary filmmaker attracted attention with his irreverent television series The Awful Truth before moving to the movies. Your documentary Bowling for Columbinebased on the 1999 school massacreemphasized free access to weapons of war in North American territory. Con Fahrenheit 9/11 analyzed George W. Bush’s access to power and the lies for the invasion of Iraq. The first film won him the Oscar for best documentary; The second won the Cannes Film Festival. Other later productions include Sick y Planet of the Humans. Additionally, he has published several books.
1961.
Nace Rep
Miguel Repiso is born, Rep. The artist of PageI1 He began his career as a young man and stood out in the magazine Humor, where in times of the democratic spring he drew the strip “Los Alfonsín”, which satirized the life of the then president within the Quinta de Olivos. Since 1987 he has been part of PageI1with its back cover drawings. He has published several books and held various exhibitions. He ventured into radio with The hologram and the anchovy on AM 750.
1993. César Chávez dies
go dead Cesar Chavez, at 66 years old. Born in Arizona to Mexican parents, He was the promoter of the Union of Peasants, the union that in the 1960s brought together rural workers in the United States, mostly of Latin origin.. The grape pickers’ strike in 1965 brought it to the fore. He adhered to the philosophy of nonviolence and at the time of his death had directed his fight against the use of pesticides.
2015. Hikers and their field with synthetic grass
Excursionistas reopens its stadium. The big news, in addition to the new changing rooms and improved lighting, is on the playing field. Not only does it enlarge the field, but incorporates an unprecedented issue in Argentine soccer: the grass is synthetic. The Belgrano team becomes the first team in the country to play its official matches on artificial grass.
Furthermore, it is the International Book Day. The date remembers the deaths of Miguel de Cervantes, the Inca Garcilaso de la Vega and William Shakespeare in 1616.
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